M1 Support Services

Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified — Fractures — FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at M1 Support Services in FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA
Employer M1 Support Services Report ID 2024065489
Address 1117 Dilly Branch Road City, State ZIP FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA 36362
Event Date June 20, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified Source of Injury Helicopters, powered rotary wing aircraft
Secondary Source Fan and turbine parts
Industry (NAICS) 488190 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.32000, -85.73000

Incident Narrative

A maintenance crew was working on a helicopter. The injured employee climbed the back of the helicopter to attach a tie-down rope to the aircraft rotor. While he was securing the rope to the rotor, it rotated and struck him, causing him to slide down the side of the helicopter and strike the fuel fuselage before impacting the ground. The employee fractured his left tibia and fibula.

Incident Summary

On June 20, 2024, a worker at M1 Support Services in FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA suffered fractures to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified, with helicopters, powered rotary wing aircraft identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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